Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / September 2021

It's time for the September edition of Crafty Elves And today it is finally cooler here. I actually put a sweater on this morning to run to the store !! Of course, this afternoon it is fairly warm again but I am not complaining .. Are you enjoying some cooler temps where you are ??? Pretty soon I will be turning on the Christmas music while I make my cards . Do you do that  ?? Have you been working on your holiday cards along with us ??

My first card just started as a quick idea when I spotted the stamp on my shelf one day. The Flight of Fancy stamp by Printworks Collection is an older wood-mounted staamp that I have had for years . The snowman reminded me of the letter "O" and I came up with the idea to use letters to form a holiday word.

• I stamped the snowman with Gina K Jet Black Amalgam Ink onto a piece of scrap paper that had that cute border already at the top. I had already lined up the letters so I could be sure they fit on the panel. 
• Cosmo Cricket "Jolly by Golly" adhesive chipboard letters were placed on the panel to spell out the word "NOEL".  I placed 2 peppermint dots at the end, mainly because I had leftover space ..
• The snowman was colored with Flair pens.
• I placed a strip of thin green checked washi above the snowman image .
• A piece of snowy glitter washi was adhered across the bottom of the stamped panel and then a piece of red scalloped washi was placed along the bottom of the word "NOEL".

For my other cards, I used the cutest set from Close To My Heart - Winter Penguins .These images are so easy to fussy-cut and color.  My plan was to make 1 card with this set but I ended up making 4 !!

• I again used Gina K Jet Black Amalgam Ink for my remaining cards . The Sweater Penguin was fussy-cut and then colored with my Copics. 
• The sentiment was stamped near the top of a piece of snowflake patterned paper from the Craft Smith "Gingerbread Cottage" paper pad.
• The penguin was adhered below the sentiment with foam tabs.
• I adhered a piece of blue glitter paper onto a white card base at an angle.
• The completed penguin panel was adhered on top of the glitter paper.

• I folded a piece of snowflake patterned paper from the Craft Smith "Shimmer Noel" paper pad to make a mini slimline card. It already had the Merry and Bright wording and the snowflakes on it. I used a 6x6 paper pad and it creates  a perfect 6x3 mini slimline when folded. 
• The sentiment was stamped near the top of the card base. I colored the letters with a Flair pen. 
• The Skating Penguin was fussy-cut and colored and then adhered above the sentiment with foam tabs.
• I placed a strip of the red scalloped washi above the sentiment.
• I love slimline cards but tend to be intimidated by a full size slimline. The minis are just the right size for my creative mind. 

• I fussy-cut and colored the Penguin  with Present and adhered it to the right side of a piece of silver striped glitter paper from the Shimmer Noel paper pad.  The penguin was popped up with  foam tabs . The paper was cut to fit on a mini slimline card base.
• The sentiment was stamped on a tag from the Gingerbread Cottage pad and colored with Flair pens.
• I adhered the sentiment on the left side of the silver glitter panel.
• The completed panel was adhered to a green mini-slimline card base.

• I got carried away with these penguins and even made a 5th card . And I think this last one is my favorite !! I fussy-cut and colored the Penguin with Glasses.
• I adhered the penguin at the top of a snowflake -patterned panel with foam tabs after stamping the sentiment onto the panel.
• At the bottom of the panel, I adhered a wide strip of glitter washi that is patterned to look like a snowy forest scene. This washi is absolutely beautiful and I cannot for the life of me remember where I got it !!
• Above the glitter washi, I adhered several white, silver and blue sequins 
• The completed panel was adhered to a white mini slimline card base.

I hope you like the cards I have created this month. We are getting down to the last few months before the holidays !! Please take a look at what Michael and Lisa have created . I'm sure they are amazing as usual !!

Lisa Reynolds-Bzibziak - Life of a BZScrapper

Michael Trent - World of Michael Trent

Until next time, please stay safe and healthy . 

And always Stay Crafty !!